![]() ![]() When I brought this question to my IKEA kitchen designer, he simply stood up and advised me to follow him. Gold knobs and pulls, I hoped would be the color-bridge between wood wall shelves and engineered wood flooring.īut what to do about those stainless steel appliances? Especially, since it’s not exactly possible to replace stainless steel appliances with antique gold-front appliances! I knew that I didn’t want to give up the warm tones of the gold drawer pulls, knobs, and faucet, and wanted to tie together the warm tones in my Pergo laminate flooring with the yellow highlights in the reclaimed wood open shelving I’d be using to bridge gaps in cabinets. Puzzled by how to embrace the warm yellow tones of an antique gold faucet and drawer pulls paired with my cool gray stainless steel appliances, I asked the designer how other people were working with the combination of antique gold, brass, and stainless steel in modern kitchen remodels. This is a question I brought to my IKEA design appointment in October 2021. And if I replaced them, what the heck would I even replace them with, since gold and brass finish appliances do not exist outside of luxury oddities for the rich and eccentric. How, I wondered could I have a kitchen with the gold fixtures I dreamed of without replacing my stainless steel finish dishwasher, range, and refrigerator. Stainless steel, ever classic, continues to hover as a durable and affordable finish for appliances. If you’ve spent any time in design spaces in 2021, you know that brass and antique gold are in, and rubbed oil bronze is out. In the case of a modern kitchen remodel, new challenges forced me to experiment with taking a chance on mixing metal finishes. Instead of taking design risks, I generally play it safe and match colors and finishes in the way we all learned to do a few decades ago: choosing matching and complementing colors. I don’t consider myself an icon of design, so when I’m designing something- whether it’s an outfit or a new newly decorated room- I tend to play it safe. Mixing Metal Finishes in my 2022 Cottage Kitchen Remodel Similarly, if you buy one stainless steel appliance and place it in a gold-fixture kitchen, try to add at least one other stainless steel appliance to visual balance and anchor the space. A copper pot rack in an all-stainless steel kitchen will create a subtle sense of clashing, even if you can’t quite put your finger on what’s wrong, but a set of copper pots on a display in a kitchen with copper-toned natural wood elements can, instead, create a soothing sense of balance. The third tip for mixing metal finishes in your kitchen with confidence is to avoid one-off occurrences of a particular metal. Too many different metal finishes can be chaotic and make a kitchen look haphazardly strung together- choosing two metal colors and using them with a clear plan creates a cohesively styled room. For example, if you’ve opted for gold fixtures and stainless steel appliances, don’t deviate halfway through your project when you find a rubbed oil bronze kitchen faucet at a bargain price. The second piece of advice for styling a room like a kitchen using more than one metal finish is to use only two metal finishes. Drawing a clear boundary between how the different metals are used helps create a polished, put-together look.ĭrawing a clear boundary between how different metal finishes are used can help create a polished, put-together look. Make a plan and stick to it- if your appliances are stainless steel and you choose polished brass fixtures, make sure all your fixtures are polished brass and all of your appliances are stainless steel. Like most bold style choices, the key to mixing metal finishes in kitchens is to be intentional and deliberate. Tips for Mixing Metal Finishes on Kitchen Fixtures & Appliances: 1. Morning sunlight streaming into a kitchen featuring gold fixtures and stainless steel appliances. In this article, you’ll find photos of my gold/stainless steel kitchen and advice on how to mix metal finishes in your home with style. ![]() Once you begin noticing this trend, you’ll see mixed metal finishes in kitchens ranging from celebrity-designed magazine spreads down to the lowly Ikea showroom. In 2022, it’s ok to mix metal finishes in kitchen remodels and home projects. ![]()
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